How To Install git-imerge on Kali Linux

In this tutorial we learn how to install git-imerge on Kali Linux. git-imerge is incremental merge and rebase for git

Introduction

In this tutorial we learn how to install git-imerge on Kali Linux.

What is git-imerge

git-imerge is:

Performs a merge between two branches incrementally. If conflicts are encountered, figures out exactly which pairs of commits conflict, and presents the user with one pairwise conflict at a time for resolution.

There are three methods to install git-imerge on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.

Install git-imerge Using apt-get

Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.

sudo apt-get update

After updating apt database, We can install git-imerge using apt-get by running the following command:

sudo apt-get -y install git-imerge

Install git-imerge Using apt

Update apt database with apt using the following command.

sudo apt update

After updating apt database, We can install git-imerge using apt by running the following command:

sudo apt -y install git-imerge

Install git-imerge Using aptitude

If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.

sudo aptitude update

After updating apt database, We can install git-imerge using aptitude by running the following command:

sudo aptitude -y install git-imerge

How To Uninstall git-imerge on Kali Linux

To uninstall only the git-imerge package we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get remove git-imerge

Uninstall git-imerge And Its Dependencies

To uninstall git-imerge and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove git-imerge

Remove git-imerge Configurations and Data

To remove git-imerge configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y purge git-imerge

Remove git-imerge configuration, data, and all of its dependencies

We can use the following command to remove git-imerge configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:

sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge git-imerge

Dependencies

git-imerge have the following dependencies:

References

Summary

In this tutorial we learn how to install git-imerge package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.